MMT Positions - Hip

Question 1

Hip Flexion Muscles

Answer 1

Rectus femoris

Hip flexors

Question 2

Hip Flexion Against Gravity

Answer 2

Patient at EOB
Lift leg towards chest
Push down on distal thigh

Question 3

Hip Flexion Gravity Eliminated

Answer 3

Side-lying
Lift top leg, bring into slight extension
Bend hip, bring toward chest

Question 4

Hip Flexion Gravity Eliminated (can’t complete)

Answer 4

Supine

Try to lift leg off table

Question 5

Sartorius Against Gravity

Answer 5

EOB
Slide heel up shin of opposite leg
Push down and in at knee, down and out at ankle

Question 6

Sartorius Gravity Eliminated

Answer 6

Supine

Slide heel up side of opposite leg

Question 7

Sartorius Gravity Eliminated (can’t complete)

Answer 7

Supine

Palpate near origin

Question 8

Hip Extension Muscles

Answer 8

Hamstrings

Glut max

Question 9

Hip Extension Against Gravity

Answer 9

Prone
Lift leg off table
Push down distally

Question 10

Hip Extension Gravity Eliminated

Answer 10

Side-lying
Lift top leg, bring into slight flexion
Bring leg back into extension

Question 11

Hip Extension Gravity Eliminated (can’t complete)

Answer 11

Prone
Palpate glut max
Try to bring leg toward ceiling

Question 12

Isolate Glut Max Against Gravity

Answer 12

Prone, knee bent to 90
Lift leg off table
Push down at distal thigh

Question 13

Isolate Glut Max Gravity Eliminated

Answer 13

Side-lying
Lift up top leg, bring into slight hip flexion with knee at 90
Bring leg back into extension

Question 14

Isolate Glut Max Gravity Eliminated (can’t complete)

Answer 14

Palpate glut max

Try to bring foot to ceiling

Question 15

Hip Abduction Muscles

Answer 15

Glut med and min

Question 16

Hip Abduction Against Gravity

Answer 16

Side-lying with bottom leg bent
Abduct toward ceiling
Push down on distal thigh, stabilizing pelvis

Question 17

Hip Abduction Gravity Eliminated

Answer 17

Supine
Support under ankle
Bring leg toward outside

Question 18

Tensor Fascia Latae Against Gravity

Answer 18

Side-lying with hip flexed to 45
Bring leg toward ceiling
Push down on distal thigh, stabilizing pelvis

Question 19

Tensor Fascial Latae Gravity Eliminated

Answer 19

Supine with leg out straight

Bring leg toward outside

Question 20

Hip Adduction Muscles

Answer 20

Adductor magnus, longus and brevis
Gracilis
Pectineus

Question 21

Hip Adduction Against Gravity

Answer 21

Side-lying with top leg raised
Raise lower leg into adduction
Push down on bottom leg

Question 22

Hip Adduction Gravity Eliminated

Answer 22

Supine with leg not being tested out of way
Support ankle of leg being tested
Bring leg toward inside

Question 23

Hip External Rotation Muscles

Answer 23

Piriformis
GOGOs
Quadratus Femoris

Question 24

Hip External Rotation Against Gravity

Answer 24

Sitting EOB with foot off table
Bring foot inward
Pull leg out, stabilizing lateral side of knee

Question 25

Hip External Rotation Gravity Eliminated

Answer 25

Supine with let slightly IR | Roll foot toward outside

Question 26

Hip Internal Rotation Muscles

Answer 26

Anterior fibers of glut med/min | TFL

Question 27

Hip Internal Rotation Against Gravity

Answer 27

Sitting EOB with foot off table Bring foot outward Pull leg in, stabilizing medial side of knee

Question 28

Hip External Rotation Gravity Eliminated

Answer 28

Supine with let slightly ER | Roll foot toward inside